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Pastor Klaus Dieter Gress narrates the origins of the Christmas carol “Silent Night,” whose original language was German. Eagle Photo by Francesca N. Tate

Church with German heritage marks bicentennial of ‘Silent Night’

December 27 | By Francesca Norsen Tate, Religion Editor Brooklyn Daily Eagle

On Christmas Eve, people attending services throughout Brooklyn Heights and around the...

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Assumption Parish’s Torno Family table (left to right): Girlie Genabe; Rolly Torno, MD; Ellen Torno; Lutgarda Vasquez, MD; and Social Gala Chair Olivia Rodrigues. Photo by Francesca Norsen Tate

Assumption Church revives long tradition of Christmas social

December 26 | By Francesca Norsen Tate Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Assumption Roman Catholic Church revived and rebranded its long tradition of the...

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New Utrecht Reformed Church reopens after major restoration

December 20 | By John Alexander Brooklyn Daily Eagle

After being closed 15 years for major repairs, the historic New Utrecht...

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Time travelers Delilah Leykam, Vida DeLeon, Cate Healey (wearing white lab coat and red hat) and Amanda Pieper shoot for the future but wind up in the past. Eagle photo by Francesca N. Tate

Faith In Brooklyn for December 20: Brooklyn gets in Christmas spirit

December 20 | By Francesca Norsen Tate, Religion Editor Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Time Machine Transports Kids to Christmases of the Past This year’s...

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Bay Ridge Jewish Center celebrates Hanukkah

December 13 | By Jaime DeJesus Brooklyn Daily Eagle

The Bay Ridge Jewish Center at 405 81 St. held its annual...

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Faith In Brooklyn for December 13: Clergy Offer Ways for coping, helping others, through grief during holidays

December 13 | By Francesca Norsen Tate, Religion Editor Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Christmas is not merry for everyone. The holidays can be emotionally difficult...

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The church’s name is Holy Innocents, but some of the things...

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Andrew Oshevsky is accused of breaking this statue and one other after urinating on the angels outside a Williamsburg church. Photo courtesy of the NYPD

Faith In Brooklyn for December 5: Brooklyn’s interfaith community again rallies around church whose statues were vandalized

December 5 | By Francesca Norsen Tate, Religion Editor Brooklyn Daily Eagle

On Tuesday, Dec. 4, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams joined Jewish and...

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Mayor Bill de Blasio, with the help of Rabbi Shimon Hecht of the Park Slope Chabad, lights the Grand Army Plaza Hanukkah menorah. Eagle photos by Todd Maisel

Mayor Bill de Blasio returns to his home neighborhood to light Hanukkah menorah

December 4 | By Todd Maisel Special to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Mayor Bill de Blasio returned to his old neighborhood of Park Slope...

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THE LEDE: Happy Friday! Alleged leaders of a drug delivery service in southern Brooklyn were arrested, we go inside Brooklyn’s first marijuana dispensary and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon tackles outrage over the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway rehab plan. Plus, birds feast in Sheepshead Bay, a Brooklyn boxer returns to his old Greenpoint block and a Brownsvillefamily is imprisoned in their home by the NYPD. Finally, Helen Keller Servicesopens its new center, borough businesses offer specials to government workers and a West Bengal restaurant opens in Ditmas Park.

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